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Guojing,

The Only Child

112 pp. | Random/Schwartz & Wade | December, 2015 | Trade ISBN 978-0-553-49704-5 $19.99 | Library ISBN 978-0-553-49705-2 $22.99 | Ebook ISBN 978-0-553-49706-9
(3) K-3 A lost child enters a dreamscape where kind, wise creatures entertain her, then eventually lead her home. Though it's a familiar scenario for wordless picture books, a preceding biographical author's note explains the emotions behind this fantasy: lonesomeness due to China's one-child policy. Guojing's dark, finely rendered pencil sketches in varying graphic panels are atmospheric and emotive.
Reviewer: Lauren Causey

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